Texas A&M-San Antonio is committed to providing training for all personnel participating in human subjects research to uphold federal mandates. To fulfill this, IRB requires all investigators and study team members who are or will be involved in human subjects research to complete human subjects research training and to submit a financial conflict of interest disclosure form. IRB applications will not be considered if these requirements are not met.

The training requirements apply to all persons with a significant role in the research (Principal Investigators, Co-Investigators, non-Texas A&M San Antonio/external investigators and students) who are designated to:

• Recruit potential research participants
• Obtain informed consent from prospective research participants
• Interact or intervene with participants to collect research data, or
• Analyze identifiable research data

Texas A&M-San Antonio offers free online IRB training courses through CITI Program.  Click Here for instructions on how to access CITI Program trainings.  Please select "Texas A&M University-San Antonio" as the affiliated institution.

PIs, Co-PIs, study team members, non-Texas A&M San Antonio/external investigators and student investigators are required to complete and pass all training courses with an overall score of 80%. Please attach the CITI Program certificate(s) and completion report(s) with scores to the IRB application. 

CITI Program training/course registration instructions 

Required CITI training courses for PIs and Co-PIs:

• Responsible Conduct of Research - ADVANCED RCR (CITI Course ID: 253670)
• Human Subject Research - SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH (CITI Course ID: 54765)
• Other training (as applicable)

In addition to the required CITI Program training courses, a Conflict of Interest in Research Form is required for all PIs and CO-PIs. Conflict of Interest in Research Form

New PI Training is available Tuesdays and Thursdays by request to irb@tamusa.edu.

Required CITI Program training courses for non-Texas A&M San Antonio/External Investigators:

• Responsible Conduct of Research - INTRODUCTION TO RCR (CITI Course ID: 253669)
• Human Subject Research - SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH (CITI Course ID: 54765) 
• Other training (as applicable)

In addition to the required CITI Program training courses, a Conflict of Interest in Research Form is required for all non-Texas A&M San Antonio/external investigators. 

Texas A&M-SA Conflict of Interest in Research Form

Financial Conflict of Interest: HHS Guidance 

Required CITI Program training courses for student Investigators:

• Responsible Conduct of Research - INTRODUCTION TO RCR (CITI Course ID: 253669)
• Human Subject Research - SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH (CITI Course ID: 54765) 
• Human Subject Research - Community-Engaged and Community-Based Participatory Research (CITI Course ID: 263876) 
• Human Subject Research - Students conducting no more than minimal risk research (CITI Course ID: 54768) (as applicable)
• Other training (as applicable)

In addition to the required CITI Program training courses, a Conflict of Interest in Research Form is required for all student investigators. Conflict of Interest in Research Form

To register with IRB staff for training related protocol applications or iRIS please register here.

Please Note: iRIS training hours are: 10:00-11.00 am or 3:00-4:00 pm daily. 

The Office of Research Compliance strongly encourages all PIs to initiate training/learning. Please review the provided resources and or schedule iRIS training with IRB staff if you have questions or need assistance with the iRIS.